Personal details

29^th of January 1967. Copenhagen, Denmark.

Working adress and info

DTU Nanotech

Department of Micro- and Nanotechnology

Ørsteds Plads, Building 345 east, Technical University of Denmark
Phone: +45 21 36 27 98, Fax: +45 45 88 77 62

E-mail: [email protected], www: www.nanotech.dtu.dk/nanocarbon

Research interests

My research group, NANOCARBON, focus almost entirely on graphene and other 2D materials: basic properties and applications, fabrication and characterisation of devices (electronic, sensor), production of large-area graphene, nanopatterning and nanolithography, band gap engineering, graphene as a passivating coatings, nanorobotics/mechatronics, metrology and standards, molecular electronics. I am also very interested in surface and interface physics.

Education and training

2013-2014

University pedagogical training course for experienced teachers at DTU

2009

SVUD 09 Peer Coaching (mentor course)

1998

Ph.D. in low temperature physics, University of Copenhagen

1994    

M.Sc. in physics and computer science, Roskilde University

Postgraduate positions held

2013-

Professor at DTU Nanotech, Technical University of Denmark

2001-2013

Associate professor at DTU Nanotech, Technical University of Denmark

1998–2001

Assistant professor at MIC (now DTU Nanotech), Technical University of Denmark

Awards

2009

AEG Elektronprisen 2009 (DKK 50000)

1999

GN Store Nords rejselegat  (DKK 25000)

Teaching and supervision

Supervision

44 MSc and 23 PhD students including ongoing projects. Six former postdocs and PhD students now hold associate prof. / senior researcher positions.

PhD opponent

13 defenses in 5 countries

Courses

Created, Coordination and teaching in Nano-2  Nanosystems Engineering (2003-)

Co-Created, teaching in Nano-3  Topics in graphene and other 2-dimensional systems (2013­-)

Co-Created, Co-coordination and teaching in “Introduction to Nanolithography” (2004-)

C2D – Challenges in 2D Materials PhD School – organizer (incl. J. Hone, M. Terrones as lecturers).

Nominated for Teacher of the Year award in 2013 (at DTU).

Teacher in various courses at DTU and summerschools: Nano 1 – introduction to nanotechnologu, BEST summer schools, Micro- and Nanofabrication (DTU), Projects in Nanosystems Engineering (DTU)

Project leadership and management experience

2013-

DSF DAGATE research alliance – Coordinator/leader,  and workpackage leader (WP2)

2013-

NMP GLADIATOR – workpackage leader (WP4)

2013-

HTF NIAGRA – workpackage leader (WP1)

2012-

NSF CoE Center for Nanostructured Graphene – WP leader (WP5 and WP7), co-applicant.

2010-2013

FP7 ICT NANOBITS – workpackage leader, initiator.

2009-2012

FP7 NMP TECHNOTUBES (IP) – workpackage leader

2008-2011

FTP Nanoengineered graphene devices, coordinator/leader

2006-2009

FP6 ICT Nanohand (IP) – workpackage leader

2005-2008

FP6 NMP NANORAC – workpackage leader

2002-2005

FTP NANOHAND – “talent project”, project leader

2001-2003

IST ATOMS (European project) – workpackage leader

Recent invited talks

2014

3M Nano conference in Taipei,Taiwan,  “2D or not 2D – Electrical continuity of graphene and how to measure it” (keynote)

2014

Graphene and related materials, Univ. of Exeter, “2D or not 2D – Electrical continuity of graphene” (invited)

2013

ISFOE 2013 “Noninvasive conductance mapping of large-area graphene - a new light on defects”, Thessalonikki, Greece (invited)

2012

NANOTEC12, “Multiscale conductance mapping and nanoscale patterning
of graphene”, Sussex, UK (invited)

2012

MPA-2012 Development in materials, processes and applications of emerging technologies in Alvor, Portugal (invited) “Synthesis of nanostructures in and outside electron microscopes”

2011

PHD NANO 2011 Nano Connect Scandinavia in Copenhagen – “Trends in nanotechnology” (invited)

2011

3M Nano conference in Changchun, China – “Microtools for 3D nanomanipulation“ (invited plenary)

2011

Atomic structure of Nanosystems, Helsinki “Insitu nanoparticles etching of graphene” (keynote)

2011

GRAPHITA 2011, Gran Sasso, Italy  – “Insitu nanoparticles etching of graphene” (NanoTP keynote)

2010

PHD NANO 2010 Nano Connect Scandinavia in Göteborg, Sweden – “Applications in Wonderland: turning graphene into technology” (invited)

2010

First Japanese-Finnish workshop on carbon and boron nitride nanostructures, Helsinki – “Cutting graphene in the envorinmental TEM” (invited)

2008

SMART systems integration in 2008 in Barcelona – “ Very small scale integration – a step by step tutorial in robotic nanomanipulation“ (tutorial)

2007

MNE 2007 Micro and Nano Engineering in Copenhagen– “Toolkit for manipulation and characterization of nanostructures “ (invited)

Recent collaborative projects

2013-2017

FP7-NMP-LARGE GLADIATOR, WP leader ( 35 Mkr / 10 Mkr) - (Total / DTU funding)

2013-2023

FET FLAGSHIP 1 Graphene– (54 kEuro / 7 Mkr)

2013-2018 

HTF NIAGRA - Nationalt Initiativ for Avancerede Grafén Coatings og Kompositter
High Technology Fund platform, WP leader, 1 postdoc (20 Mkr / 3.9 Mkr )

2013-2017

DSF DA-GATE – Danish Alliance for Graphene Application Technology and Engineering, Research Alliance, Danish Science Foundation, main applicant, coordinator, 2 phd, 1 postdocs (20 MDkr / 6 Mkr)

2012-2018

DNRF CoE Center for Nanostructured Graphene”, center of excellence, Natural Science Foundation, 6 years (+4), WP leader (2 WPs), 1 postdoc, 2 phd, (54 Mkr / 5 MDkr), co-applicant

2011-2014

FTP GMOL - Graphene as electrodes for molecular electronics”, WP leader, 1 PhD (5.7 MDkr/ 2MDkr). I initated and defined the project, and wrote most of the application.

2011-2015

FP7-NMP GRAFOL (EU, large scale IP), (49 MDkr, 2.2MKr)

2010-2013

FP7-ICT NANOBITS - Exchangeable and Customizable Scanning Probe tips, WP leader,  (19 MDkr / 4.7 MDkr ), co-applicant

2010-2013

VTU Nanovation – Innovative industrial exploitation of nanotechnology”, (Innovation Cons.), WP leader, (50 MDkr/ 3.8 MDkr)

2009-2012

FP7 NMP Technotubes – Technology for Wafer-Scale carbon nanotube applications”, (large scale IP), WP leader, (40 MDkr/3MDkr)

Selected professional activities

2010-2015

Cofounder, organising committee and program committee of international conference Carbonhagen, as well as 2 carbon-research workshops in 2009

2010-2012

Member of organising committee for DTU student conference Grøn Dyst in 2010 and 2012

2012-

Member of DTU work group “IT in education” steering group at DTU

2012-

National contact point for FET Graphene Flagship

2012

Member of Scientific committee of 3M NANO conference 2012

2003-2010

Member of program committee (solid state phys.), Danish Physical Society

2010-2013

Assessment of 3 assistant, associate professors /senior researchers at DTU and SDU

1999-2014

Outreach: Coordinator and lecturer at Folkeuniversitetet outreach course (peoples university), 3 courses., numerous popular talks about robotics, nanotechnology and nanoscience for public and high schools. +100 blogs and newspaper articles in Danish Engineering News (“Nanoblogien”). Outreach lectures in “Danskernes Akademi” (2010) and TEDX talk (2013): “Exploring the extremities of Flatland”. Participation in science programs: Viden om and Vitek. Editor of outreach nanotechnology youtube channel “nanoclips” with 180000+ hits